What color is #4E5052?

#4E5052 is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5052?

The RGB value is 78, 80, 82: 78 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5052?

The complementary color is #52504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5052 color

#4E5052 rgb(78, 80, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E5052 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31.4% green and 32.2% blue (78, 80, 82).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#4E5052 color codes

HEX	`#4E5052`
RGB	`rgb(78, 80, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, -0.36, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 1.5, 255.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.533, 7.966, 9.122)`
Decimal	`5132370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5052, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E5052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E5052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5052; }
.text { color: #4e5052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 80 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5052, #4e4e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4E5052?: #4E5052 is a gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5052?: The RGB value is 78, 80, 82: 78 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5052?: The complementary color is #52504E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.